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MPOV

I went to class like Stefan said, but I couldn't concentrate on what the teacher was saying at all. All I could think about was Stefan and his brother.

When I first saw Damon I was a little confused because his posture and voice reminded me of Stefan, but now I know why… because they were brothers. One thing I have to admit; Damon is more good looking with his dark hair and blue eyes, than Stefan, but he is an asshole, while Stefan is so sweet and caring.

I just hope they won't get into a fight because of me. I don't want Stefan to get hurt, and anyway, Damon is his brother.

As soon as the bell rang, I hurried outside. I was relieved seeing Stefan waiting me by his car. I went and hugged him tight expecting him to smile, but he was serious and his body all rigid.

"-Melinda we have to talk…"

"-Now?" I asked confused.

"-when we get home…" he said getting into his car. I didn't like this cold Stefan. Something wrong must have happened, because all the ride home he didn't said a word, and didn't even threw me a look.

When we got home my mom that I'm going upstairs to do my homework and he said the same excuse as yesterday. We each got to our room, but he came to me through the bathroom.

"-Love are you upset with me because of what happened with your brother? It wasn't my fault…" I said kissing him, and happily he kissed me back with a little too much intensity.

"-Melinda, honey, you didn't do anything…I know Damon well enough to know that."

"-Then why are you so serious?"

"-I have to tell you something very important, but first you need to know that I'm moving out of here. Damon said he'll find a place for both, so probably tomorrow I'll leave."

"-I don't want you to leave!"

"-I don't want neither but it is better this way, and maybe after I tell you the truth you'll want me to leave and never see me again."

"-But…" I started saying but he stopped me.

"Stay on the bed, and I'll stay here. The shock will be too big. …Melinda the truth is that I'm not human. I am 145 years old, and Damon too. We are vampires."

"-Nice joke Stefan, but I don't believe you." I said laughing; that was utterly absurd.

"-I'll prove it to you." He said and his eyes became all red and from his mouth were coming out fangs. I was shocked… I couldn't move or say anything. I was in love with a vampire; I've kissed those lips that covered the fangs… I wanted to throw up.

"-Melinda are you ok?" he said worried, coming back to normal. He came and hugged me, trying to make me snap out of it.

"-Don't touch me…" I said pushing him away.

"-Melinda, love, this doesn't change my feelings for you. I still love you more than anything, and you have to know: I'm not an ordinary vampire. I don't feed on humans; I feed only on animals. Please say something… because I'm going mad…"

"-What do you want me to say Stefan? That I'm disgusted, I'm afraid of you but I still love you? I don't even know how I feel. Of course I still love you, my feelings won't disappear that easily, but I don't know…."

"- Sweetheart. I knew you'll trust me, that you would believe me…." He said happy and tried to kiss me.

"-Stefan, I would rather you didn't kiss me, and please keep your distance…. I'm not sure what to do…. Don't worry, I won't tell anyone about this, but I prefer to keep a distance from you. Sorry Stefan…. In front of the others we will act the same, but in private things change. I'm only doing this to protect you, to hide your secret, but don't ask more from me." I said starting to cry. I can't believe that I'm in love with a monster. How could I be so naïve, so stupid to trust someone I just met, to give myself entirely to him….?

"-I understand it's hard for you… I'll leave tomorrow from this house and you don't have to pretend nothing. Thank you for keeping my secret, when you feel prepared, I'm going to tell you how I'd become like this and all about Katherine, Damon and me. Good night Melinda, I'll leave without saying goodbye to you… it's better this way."

He finished with tears in his eyes. I have hurt him with my rejection, but I was hurt too. My mind couldn't accept the truth. It all seemed like a very bad dream. This morning I was the happiest person alive, and now my entire world came apart. I loved Stefan, but I couldn't deal with his true nature. I need time to think. It hurts me as much as it hurts him… this distance is tough but necessary. Perhaps the tears and the empty bed will help me decide. It all depended on my heart, whether or not my love for him was more powerful than my sane judgment.

I sat in my bed crying, and I remembered all my moments with Stefan, trying to find out how he truly is and all I came up to was that he is sweet, caring and a true gentleman despite being what he is. He is much better than lots of people I know. He has a heart and a soul that are even better than mine. He isn't a monster. He is only the one I love most.

I fell asleep only when the sun was starting to rise, but I knew what to do from now on. Even though he is a vampire, I love him, and he loves me, and I can't live without him. I'll try to ignore the fact he is a vampire, and I'll trust him like until now.

When my alarm clock rang, earlier than usually, because I didn't want him to leave without saying goodbye, I got up and went directly to Stefan's room. I knew very well what I was doing. I will prove him I didn't care what he truly is.

When I entered, he got up from the bed looking confused, and a look full of pain. I didn't say anything, but instead I went right to him and kissed him with all my force. He was taken by surprise by my action, but he hugged me and responded to my kiss, then he said:

"-Melinda, what are you doing?"

"-letting you know, I don't care what you are. I love you, and that's all that matters." I said smiling.

"-But you said…"

"-forget what I said last night. I was too shocked to prove you that I don't care. Please show me again your fangs…"

"-You can't be serious!" he said confused.

"yes I am. Please." I pleaded him smiling. He looked at me for a second, then he sighed and showed me his fangs and his eyes. I only caressed his face and kissed him not caring at all about the fangs.

"-See? I don't care." I said laughing.

"-You are crazy…"

"-Yeah, crazy for you." I said kissing him again.

"-I don't think I should be late for my first day at school. I need to make a good impression."

"-Of course you do love. I'll go change." I ran back to my room happy again that I had my boyfriend back.

Like always Stefan was waiting for me at his car. He looked a little rigid. I guess he still couldn't believe my reaction this morning. I can't believe it myself after last night, but love conquers everything. I smiled to him as I got in the car in assuring.

"-So ready, for your first day at school?" I asked trying to brighten his mood.

"Actually this isn't my first day at school. You forget I am 145 years old." He smiled, turning to see my reaction. It didn't bother me at all.

"-By the way… you said, you'll tell me the whole story when I'll be prepared to hear it. Well, I'm waiting." I said winking. It felt so strange for me to be able to speak about it so freely.

"-Ok. The story begins in the 19 century. Damon and I, were sons of a well knew man in Italy at that time. When we were kids, we got along very well, but as we grew, he started to hate me and I didn't knew why. He wasn't a bad guy, he was just a little too rebel for that time, so that is why everyone preferred me, and rejected him…he refused to go to the war, but he went to college. I stayed home with my father, after coming home form war, when Katherine moved with us. I immediately fell in love with her, because she was very sweet. She fell in love with me too, and she trusted me with her secret. See…she was a vampire." He paused to look at me. I felt a little twinge of jealousy because of this Katherine, but I kept my smile in place. "She told me, that she was going to change me, in order to be together forever, so we began to exchange our blood everyday. I was so mesmerized by her, that I didn't thought about the consequences this change will bring. I was extremely happy, until Damon came back from college. When he saw Katherine he loved her too, but who wouldn't have? What I didn't know was that, Katherine treated Damon the same as me, if you understand what I mean…? When I found out, I forced her to choose only one of us, but she chose us both. Neither Damon nor I accepted this and we started dueling. Katherine realized her mistake, and she killed herself." His voice was now full of pain and sorrow. I can't even imagine through what he went then. He swallowed hardly and went on. "Se thought that her death will put an end to our fight, but she was wrong, because Damon and I continued the fight and ended up killing one another. But as you can see we didn't actually died, because we both had enough of Katherine's blood to make the change. So, Damon blames me for everything, and to an extent he is right. He swore to make my life miserable forever."

"-I am so sorry for you… It must've been very hard for you." I said grabbing one of his hands.

"-Yeah, but that was a long time ago… but yesterday, when I saw him trying to kiss you, I felt like history was repeating. I went totally mad."

"-Love, you don't have to worry, because I love you, not Damon. I think he is an asshole."

"-That's nice to know." He said laughing.

"-now tell me… How did the principle accepted you here since your papers are not exactly legal?"

"-I compelled him. That is one of the advantages I have. I can make everyone do what I want."

"-have you ever compelled me?" I asked scared.

"-No sweetheart. I want you to truly love me, not to lie to myself."

"-Oh, ok." I said laughing, but then something clicked in. " Can Damon compel me?"

"-Yes he can, and be sure he'll do it when the opportunity comes, just to get on my nerves." He sighed.

"-But what can I do to stop him?"

"-I have something, a ring, but I need to find it. Until then I won't let him near you, but you have to know… he is much more powerful than me because he feeds on human blood."

"-Stefan, you are scaring me."

"-Don't worry I won't let him do anything to you." He said kissing me swiftly, and stopped the car because we just got to school.

I have to admit that I was very scared of Damon, especially because he can make me betray Stefan. I will try with all my strength to resist his powers. He won't make me his puppet. I won't allow it.

We both stepped out of the car and started towards our classroom, but Stefan froze and wrapped his arm around me, taking a protective posture. That I when I saw Damon sitting in the middle of the parking lot, with his hands crossed his chest and a wide smile spread across his face.

"-Good morning, little brother. Aren't you happy to see me? And you Melinda aren't you going to welcome me properly?" he said stepping closer, looking straight into my eyes without blinking.

"-Damon, stay away from her. I already told you. Now say what to do you want and leave us!" Stefan snarled, but Damon didn't even noticed.

He was still looking at me. All of a sudden I heard a voice in my head "Melinda come to me…come and give me a kiss." I knew right away, that, that was Damon who was trying to compel me. I cringed tightly on Stefan, and I managed to make a desperate whisper. "Stefan…" and I sunk my nails in Stefan's back. He understood the message immediately and caught my face in his hands forcing me to look in his eyes.

"-Love, fight it, look at me… I won't let him do you any harm." He said and kissed me with all his force. That made me break from Damon's spell, but now I was even more afraid of him than ever.

"-Stefan, you are pathetic…You know, if I want to, I can make her leave you…You can outdo me." He said laughing, then added. " Ops, have I made a mistake talking so much?" he asked playing the innocent. That was it. Now I was really angry.

"-To your information, I already know everything, even what an asshole you are, and so for you to know, I'm not that weak to become your puppet!" I shouted towards him, while Stefan tried to stop me.

Damon froze for a second, and then recovered his arrogant posture, but that gave me a hope. That he wasn't so powerful as he bragged about.

"-Oh, and you still stand with my brother? You are one of a kind girl, with a strong personality…You are too good for my brother. You need someone like me to make you feel pleased from all points of view." He said winking at me.

"-Go to hell Damon!" I said and passed by him like he wasn't there, pulling Stefan after me, because I needed him close to feel safe, but Damon shouted after us.

"-Little brother I'll wait for you at home… the biggest house in town. You can miss it."

I didn't turn to see if he left and I didn't let Stefan to go back either.

"-You don't have to leave, especially if you're going to stay with him. He might try to hurt you."

"-Mel, love I have to move with him so I can watch his moves, and anyway if I stay at your place he'll be there too, and I don't think you want him near your family. Besides the only way to hurt me is by hurting you, so I'll be fine there."

"-No, I don't want him close, but still, without you by my side he could try to compel me…"

"-I don't think he will. He wants me to see it, and by the way… you made me proud. You were very brave to fight him like that."

"-I did because I love you and I had your help." He smiled and leaned to kiss me, but the teacher came and sent us to our seats.

Without Stefan near me, I'm lost. Damon could overcome me. I can't believe they are brothers. They are so different like fire and ice. I don't know how Katherine loved them both, or maybe she wasn't really that sweet as Stefan thinks. Anyway that is none of my business. I have bigger issues, like how will I deal with Damon? He is a danger to me and Stefan, and I have to do something. I must stop him from doing what he wants.

DPOV

That didn't worked out exactly as I planned. She is the first one who resists my compelling. I'm beginning to like her. She is the right girl for a guy like me, not for that stupid of Stefan. He wouldn't know how to make her happy.

I can't believe she loves Stefan and hates me, but I'll take care of that. Things will change soon. I can be like Stefan too, or at least pretend to be like him… She will fall in love with me.

Who cares if the history is repeating and he'll love us both? That way I can get even with Stefan, or maybe she'll choose me instead of him. Who knows?

But first I have to take Stefan away from her, and fortunately that will happen today. As soon as he leaves her, I'll step in to do my act, but I won't let him to be happy, or don't call me Damon.

All I have to do in order to achieve my goal is to be a saint…well at least in front of Melinda, and that means I can't bug Stefan. That will be a hard thing to do, but I'll cope… I'll endure everything to get my revenge. He can count on that.

SPOV

I feel like I'm going to explode because of the fury. How can Damon be so evil to try to compel Melinda right in front of me. I wanted to rip his head off, but also I was afraid that Melinda will be overpowered by him and she will do what he wanted. Fortunately she was very brave fighting with Damon's power. I feel very proud of her, and I could see that Damon too was taken by surprise. He will think twice the next time he'll want to try, and I'll make sure he won't succeed.

I think I still have a ring that has certain powers, including the power to repel compelling. I have to find it and give it to Melinda so this way she'll have some amount of protection when I'm not near.

I don't really know when the classes past so quickly. I just woke up from my reverie on the way to my car. I don't know what truly happened after we went to classes, everything was just a blur. Melinda seemed to be in the same mood I was, because she had a worried expression and she didn't say a word, but as we got in she started saying:

"-Stefan you don't have to do what he says! He doesn't own you!"

"-You know as well as I, that it isn't wise to start a war with him now. He already hates me to death. Let us not make things worse."

"-Who can tell us, that once you're away from me, he won't come to me, to hurt me or my family?"

"-Love, even if I'm away I won't let him hurt you. I swear to you that I rather die than let Damon hurt you."

"-Stefan, I don't want you dead. I just want you to be with me. Am I asking too much?" she said tears in her eyes I hate seeing her like this, but I can't do anything to ease her pain as long as Damon is in town.

"-You have to trust me. Damon will get bored quickly and he'll leave us alone." I lied trying to calm her down, but I knew Damon won't get bored. He won't stop until he sees me dead or far away from her. I have seen this in his eyes this morning. This became a challenge for him, and he won't stop until he sees me defeated.

When we got home she immediately got out from the car and came around running, throwing herself in my arms.

"-I love you Stefan more than anything. My life is like a prison when you are not around. I can't live in a world without my angel."

"-Mel, I know, I feel the same, but it's not like I'm going away. Is just that we won't be 24 hours a day together, but we still see each other everyday, at school and after. This is not the end of the world…Wait a second. I have to give you something." I said and turned back to the car. I started searching in the back of the car, and there it was: an old ring with a blue lapisz stone, just like mine had, only that my ring protected me from the sunlight and this one protected humans from vampires. "-Here it is." I said taking her hand to put the ring on it. " I want you to have this… It protects you from vampires. Damon can't hurt you as long as you have this. It is a safe measure for when I'm not around. Promise me, you'll never take it off… well at least, until Damon and I are far away from here." I told her this because If I have to leave in order for Damon to leave her alone, I'll do it no matter how much it hurts.

"-Stefan you talk as if we are not going to see each other again. You are scaring me, and don't you dare leave me because I'm going to look for Damon myself, and I don't think you'll like that." She said furious, then her tone warmed. "As in for the ring, thank you very much. I know it is just for my safety but it is important for me to have it. And don't worry. I will never take it off." She said kissing me. It was hard for me too, being away from her, but I can't do anything to change the situation …for now.

"-I'll call you later Mel, to see how you're doing, but now I have to leave and deal with Damon." I said trying to be mocking.

"-Please be careful, Stefan." She said worried.

"-Trust me, I know what I'm doing." In fact id didn't but she didn't need to know that tiny detail. I added smiling. " goodbye love, and oh… your mother saw our kiss from a moment ago. I think you should tell her the truth, as in, I'm your boyfriend." I finished kissing her again and got into my car.

And now I have to face Damon, my sweet brother, I'll talk to him , cards on the table. If he insists on making my life a hell, I'll leave so that he can't touch Melinda. One thing is to screw my life and another to screw Melinda's. I won't allow this as long as I breath. He'll have to kill me, to get to her. This is the only way. He interfered once in my life with Katherine, but he won't do it again. Not this time; not when I began live again after so many decades.